Southland Global Pte Ltd

1. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy that aligns with the GPSNR Policy Components.

2. Sustainable natural rubber policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a sustainable natural rubber policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

The company reports it has a sustainability working group. However, it is unclear which position has the highest responsibility.

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

The company only states that the decision-making level of its sustainability structure is with the 'top management'. However, the members of this top management are not disclosed.

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

42.1% - The company reports 42.1% of females at the managerial level in 2022. However, the information reported only covers the company's Thailand operations.

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

[Externally verified] IRSG.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with natural rubber production?

The company reports a collaboration with tire maker Michelin to conduct a deforestation risk analysis, a traceability project with Continental, and employing training on Rubberway - a supply chain risk assessment tool.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company has two Sustainability Reports, one for Thailand and one for Indonesia. The latest report was published in 2022.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

The company's subsidiary 'SOUTHLAND LATEX (PHATTHALUNG) CO. LTD.' has submitted CDP questionnaires for climate change and water security in 2023. Sustainbility reports reference GRI but do not state 'This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option' OR 'This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option' as per GRI 101: Foundation requirements for reports published before 2023.

11. Climate risks assessment available?

12. Lists countries and operations?

Plantations (Thailand), Processing (Thailand, Indonesia, Cote D'Ivoire, Malaysia, and Myanmar).

13. Lists countries sourcing from?

14. Total land area managed/controlled for natural rubber (ha)?

115.84 - The company reports having two rubber plantations (mentioned as pilot rubber plantations) in Thailand and the company's PEFC FM certification reflects the certified area as 115.84 ha. However, the total land area controlled by the company for natural rubber is not reported.

15. Total natural rubber planted area (ha)?

16. Scheme smallholders/outgrowers planted area (ha)?

17. Unplanted area (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

18. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

19. Maps of estates/management units?

20. Management plans for natural rubber production are available for all estates/management units?

21. Monitoring of management plan implementation available for all estates/management units?

22. Maps of all scheme/outgrower smallholders?

23. Maps of all third-party supplying industrial estates/management units?

24. List of jurisdictions where sourcing from smallholders?

25. Number of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company reports it has 17 processing factories across Thailand, six in Indonesia, two in Myanmar, two in Malaysia, and one in Cote d'Ivoire.

26. Maps of company owned natural rubber processing facilities?

The company only provides the names and a static map of company-owned natural rubber processing facilities in Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This information does not cover all operations of the company.

27. Number (or percentage) of company-owned processing facilities that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

28. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned processing facilities that come from company's own operations and third-parties?

29. Number of company owned natural rubber manufacturing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

30. Maps of manufacturing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

31. Number of third party supplying processing facilities?

32. Maps of all third party supplying processing facilities?

33. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying processing facilities that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

34. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying processing facilities that come from the supplying facilities' own operations and third parties?

35. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for manufacturing that comes from intermediary traders rather than directly from processing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

36. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to processing facility level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

37. Percentage of supply traceable to processing facility level?

This indicator is disabled as the company reports that it does not have any third-party processing facility suppliers.

38. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to industrial plantation level?

39. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

40. Percentage of supply from third-party processing facilities traceable to industrial plantation level?

41. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level for smallholders?

The company only states that it shall support programs for the traceability of natural rubber to an appropriate jurisdictional level. A clear time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to jurisdictional level for smallholders is not reported.

42. Percentage of supply from own processing facilities traceable to smallholder at jurisdictional level?

The company reports 'traceable raw rubber at the point of origin' as 0.58% in 2022 for its Thailand operations. However, this information does not cover all operations to the company.

43. Percentage of supply from third party processing facilities traceable to smallholders at jurisdictional level?

44. Member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)?

[Externally verified] The company is a member of GPSNR. This has been verified via the GPSNR website.

45. Submitted self-declaration form for the Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative (SNR-i)?

The company has submitted a self-declaration form for SNR-i.

46. Percentage area (ha) FSC certified?

47. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC FM certification of estates/management units?

48. Percentage of scheme/outgrower smallholders (ha) FSC-certified?

49. Time-bound plan for achieving FSC certification of scheme/outgrower smallholders?

50. Percentage of natural rubber supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party natural rubber suppliers that is FSC-certified?

51. Percentage of all natural rubber products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is FSC-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

52. Percentage area (ha) PEFC certified (excluding FSC certified area)?

The company's PEFC FM certificate reflects the certified area as 115.84 ha. However, the company has not reported the total landbank controlled for natural rubber in order to calculate the percentage of area certified under PEFC.

53. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

[Externally verified] The copmany holds a PEFC CoC certificate.

54. Commitment to become 100% certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme?

The Thailand operations of the company are already 100% ISO 14001 certified. For Indonesia, the company commits to becoming 100% certified under ISO 14001 by 2022, however, it is unclear if this target has been met. Additionally, the company does not report commitment for other countries of operations.

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

56. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also commits its suppliers to no deforestation or degradation of High Conservation Value areas in its own reporting.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. A definition and cut-off date for defining deforestation for the company's own operations could not be found in the company's reporting.

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. GPSNR defines natural rubber sourced from deforested areas or where HCVs have been degraded after 1 April 2019 to be non-conformant with its policy. The company's own reporting defines deforestation for suppliers as degradation of HCV areas and mentions that it will not source from plantations or smallholders that have been identified and confirmed by GPSNR to have contributed to deforestation or HCV degradation after GPSNR's cutoff date of 1 April 2019.

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

62. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

For its Thailand operations, the company reports to have collaborated with tire maker Michelin, to conduct a deforestation risk analysis. The analysis employed spatial maps of the areas from which the company's natural rubber is sourced against High Conservation Values (HCVs) probability maps to analyze the potential deforestation risks in its supply shed. However, the methodology used for monitoring, the extent of the area being monitored for deforestation, and the time frame is unclear. Also, this information does not cover all operations of the company.

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

64. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

66. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

The company commits suppliers to the restoration of deforested and degraded rubber landscapes that were caused by the opening of land for operations. However, it is unclear if suppliers are required to restore deforestation/conversion within their own operations caused by themselves or third parties.

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

68. Biodiversity policy?

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a biodiversity policy which applies to all suppliers, covers multiple dimensions of biodiversity protection and extends beyond HCV/HCS/set-asides.

70. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

71. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points cannot be awarded as the total landbank is not reported by the company to calculate the percent of company landbank certified by PEFC.

72. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

The company commits to only allow sustainable hunting of species by local communities for subsistence purposes in its operations.

73. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to only allow sustainable hunting of species by local communities for subsistence purposes in their operations.

74. Commitment to protect areas from illegal activities?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting only covers commitment to protecting forests from one type of illegal activity which includes poaching and over-hunting of wildlife, including rare, threatened, endangered, and critically endangered species.

75. Commitment to protect forest areas from illegal activities applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits to protecting forests from one type of illegal activity which includes poaching and over-hunting of wildlife, including rare, threatened, endangered, and critically endangered species.

76. Evidence of protecting forest areas from illegal activities?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points cannot be awarded as the total landbank is not reported by the company to calculate the percent of company landbank certified by PEFC.

77. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria.

78. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment for suppliers to conduct HCV assessments.

79. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

80. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans available for all new plantings since 1st April 2019?

81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

82. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to apply the HCS Approach, as defined by the HCS Approach Toolkit.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

84. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

86. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

87. Social and environmental impact assessment (SEIAs) undertaken, and associated management and monitoring plans?

88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to no planting on peat of any depth.

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting also commits suppliers to no planting on peat of any depth.

90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Partial points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. No commitment could be found in the company's own reporting.

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

Limited, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points cannot be awarded as the total landbank is not reported by the company to calculate the percent of company landbank certified by PEFC.

95. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices?

96. Commitment to best/sustainable tapping practices applies to all suppliers?

97. Evidence of best/sustainable tapping practices?

98. Commitment to zero burning?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to no burning.

99. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to no burning.

100. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points cannot be awarded as the total landbank is not reported by the company to calculate the percent of company landbank certified by PEFC.

101. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates/management units?

102. Details/number of hotspots/fires in suppliers operations/jurisdictions?

103. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?

The company reports reducing CO2 emission intensity by ?10% from the 2017 baseline by 2030 for its Thailand operations and by more than 20% from the 2019 baseline by or before 2030 for its Indonesian operations. However, this information does not cover all operations of the company and does not include Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions.

104. GHG emissions?

The company reports CO2 emissions intensity as 0.17 tCO2e/tons of production in 2022 for its Thailand operations and 0.298 ton tCO2e/ton production in 2021 for its Indonesian operations. Figures include Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, however, the information reported does not cover all operations of the company and the figures reported for Indonesian operations are from 2021 and are now over two years old.

105. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

106. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

107. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions?

The emissions intensity has only improved for the company's Indonesian operations in 2021 (0.298 tCO2e/MT) as compared to 2020 (0.320 tCO2e/MT). For Thailand operations, the emissions intensity has increased from 0.162 tCO2e/tons of production in 2021 to 0.17 tCO2e/tons of production in 2022. Reporting does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

108. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

For its Thailand operations, the company states that emission factors for the calculation of CO2 equivalents are based on TGO: THAILAND GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (PUBLIC ORGANIZATION). However, this does not cover all operations of the company and the details of the methodology are not reported.

109. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

110. Water use intensity?

For its Thailand operations, the company reports water consumption intensity as 31.62 m3/tons of production in 2022. The water use intensity for other natural rubber operations of the company is not reported.

111. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

The company reports an increase in water consumption intensity for its Thailand operations in 2022 (31.62 m3 / tons of production) as compared to 2021 (27.79 m3 / tons of production). Additionally, the progress of other natural rubber operations of the company for water use intensity is not reported.

112. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD or COD)?

The company reports commitment for its Indonesia operations stating 'to conform with the 6 parameters (BOD, COD, TSS, NH3, Nitrogen & PH) of effluent/waste-water national standards every month'. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

113. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD or COD)?

114. Treatment of effluents from processing facilities?

The company treats effluents from natural rubber processing facilities and also adopts a closed-loop wastewater treatment system. Information only covers the company's operations in Thailand.

115. Treatment of effluents from manufacturing facilities?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate manufacturing facilities.

116. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

117. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

118. Reducing odours from natural rubber processing or manufacuring facilities?

The company reports information on reducing odours from different odour sources. Information only covers the Thailand operations of the company.

119. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

120. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

121. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

122. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

123. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

124. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

125. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

126. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

127. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

128. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser usage?

129. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points cannot be awarded as the total landbank is not reported by the company to calculate the percent of company landbank certified by PEFC.

130. Commitment to human rights?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.

131. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.

132. Progress on human rights commitment?

The company reports that 100% of its employees are trained on HRLP (Human Rights & Labor Practices (HRLP) Framework) policy, risk assessment procedures, and conducting HRLP assessments. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

133. Commitment to respect Indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

134. Commitment to Indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits suppliers to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting only covers its commitment to respect customary land tenure rights.

136. Commitment to legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits all suppliers to respect customary land tenure rights. A commitment to respect legal rights is not reported.

137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to respect FPIC.

138. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to respect FPIC.

139. Details on Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

140. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

141. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

142. Supports the inclusion of women across natural rubber operations, including addressing barriers faced?

143. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company's own reporting only mentions supporting programs for the right to food and food security of individuals, households, and local communities.

144. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

145. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to provide essential community services and facilities.

146. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

The company reports multiple examples of facilities and services that have been provided to communities. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

147. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

The company commits to providing employment opportunities for local communities.

148. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company makes this commitment through the the FSC Policy for Association (FSC-POL-01-004 V2-0) and the GPSNR Policy Framework. Both policies do not reference the 2022 amendments to the ILO Conventions, therefore partial points have been awarded on the basis of the company's FSC certification/membership and alignment with GPSNR Policy Components. The company's own reporting only covers commitment to eight Fundamental ILO conventions.

149. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits its suppliers to eight Fundamental ILO conventions.

150. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percentage of company landbank certified by PEFC. The company's own reporting states that 100% of its employees have trained on HRLP (Human Rights & Labor Practices (HRLP) Framework) policy, risk assessment procedures, and conducting HRLP assessment.

151. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company commits to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

152. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to prevent employment-related discrimination based on gender.

153. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company only reports that no incidents of discrimination occurred during the reporting period in 2022. Reporting only covers the company's Thailand operations.

154. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

155. Percentage or number of women employees?

The company reports 45% female employees in its Thailand operations in 2022 and 18.8% in its Indonesia operations in 2021. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

156. Commitment to pay a living wage?

The company commits to pay the living wage to all workers.

157. Commitment to pay a living wage applies to all suppliers?

The company only commits all suppliers to pay minimum wage to all workers.

158. Progress on commitment to pay a living wage?

159. Reporting of salary by gender?

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

161. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to address health and safety at work for all workers.

162. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Comprehensive, externally verified points have been awarded on the basis of the company's PEFC FM certification (PEFC ST 1003:2018) as the requirements fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. Additional points have been awarded according to the percentage of company landbank certified by PEFC. The company's own reporting also mentions providing PPE and relevant training.

163. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

The company has reported the injury frequency rate (IFR) and lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) as 1.07 in 2022 for its Thailand operations and an injury rate of 1.6 for its Indonesia operations. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

164. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

The company reports zero fatalities in its Thailand operations in 2022. However, this information does not cover all natural rubber operations of the company.

165. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company makes this commitment through the GPSNR Policy Framework. Full points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's alignment with GPSNR Policy Components that fully meet the SPOTT indicator criteria. The company also reports its own commitment to supporting smallholders.

166. Percentage of supply from smallholders?

167. Programme to support scheme smallholders/outgrowers?

168. Percentage of scheme smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

169. Programme to support independent smallholders?

170. Percentage of independent smallholders involved in programme?

171. Process used to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports it uses the Rubberway questionnaires to engage smallholder suppliers on compliance with the company's policy.

172. Number or percentage of smallholder suppliers engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports that by the end of 2022, 15 of the company's rubber processing factories have commenced using Rubberway and to date, 10,550 interviews have been carried out along its raw material supply chain. However, this information does not cover 100% of the company's smallholder suppliers.

173. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage non-smallholder suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company uses supplier self-assessments to prioritise, assess and engage non-smallholder suppliers on policy compliance. However, this process only covers the company's operations in Thailand.

174. Number or percentage of non-smallholder suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

100% - The company reports that 100% of 1,217 suppliers on 2022's approved active supplier list were informed of and had acknowledged the Supplier Code of Conduct (SCOC). However, the information reported only covers the company's operations in Thailand.

175. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

The company makes this commitment through the PEFC International Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC ST 2002:2020) and the FSC Chain of Custody Certification Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1). Partial points have been awarded as the requirements do not fully meet the SPOTT scoring criteria. The company's own reporting only states limited detail on the actions taken to correct breaches of the Supplier Code of Conduct. Timeframes for actions taken are not reported.

176. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with natural rubber sourcing commitments?

177. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

178. Percentage of supply coming from agroforestry?

179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company commits to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

The company commits all suppliers to ethical conduct and the prohibition of corruption.

181. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

In 2022, the company's Thailand operations reported that 100% of employees were trained on the company's Anti-Corruption Policy and zero incidents of corruption were recorded. For the whole group, 90% of staff were trained on the company's Anti-Corruption Policy in 2021. However, the information reported is not externally verified.

182. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

183. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a whistleblowing policy and procedure.

184. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company reports that its Whistleblowing Policy was established for providing a grievance mechanism to employees as well as other stakeholders.

185. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?